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Why problem gamblers quit gambling: a comparison of methods and samples (2002)
Auteur(s) :
HODGINS, D. C. ;
MAKARCHUK K. ;
EL-GUEBALY, N. ;
PEDEN N.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
203-218
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
17
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Résumé :
Reasons for quitting gambling were reported by two samples of problem gamblers, long-term quitters and recent quitters, using two methodologies. The participants first described their reasons for quitting in an open-ended fashion and then with a 15-item checklist. There was a fair degree of similarity between the responses of the two samples. Both groups most frequently reported that their resolution was a conscious decision, although recent quitters were more likely to report that the decision evolved over a long period of time vs. being an immediate decision. About a third of both groups described their decision as related to a specific event and involving a crisis. In both methods, negative emotions and financial concerns were most often reported. The checklist method yielded about three times as many reasons as the open-ended method. There were no gender differences in reasons although participants with a treatment history reported more reasons than those who had not sought treatment.
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
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